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US-Russia affairs: No more 'Rocky' at the White House?
February 22, 2021It has become commonplace for incoming U.S. administrations to revise the nation's foreign policy toward Russia.
It has become commonplace for incoming U.S. administrations to revise the nation's foreign policy toward Russia. In some instances, it can be as ambitious as former President Barack Obama's “reset.”
The objective is rather clear. Every new administration believes that their predecessors failed to realize that there is a need for a recalibration of policy following the end of the Cold War.
For instance, during the 2008 presidential election, Democrats suggested that Republicans were approaching the Russian policy from a Cold War perspective. Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry even said that it was not “Rocky IV” anymore.
Despite this accurate analysis of Washington-Moscow relations, however, every new administration fails to formulate and implement a new Russian policy.
Following ups and downs in bilateral ties, there has been a continuous downward trend in the last few years.
The ambivalence and controversy in the two nations' relations during Donald Trump's presidency even transformed Russia into a domestic policy debate in the U.S.
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